tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613007926512766729.post2583761331654669185..comments2011-12-26T10:55:55.729+00:00Comments on Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): UK Census to be scrappedChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613007926512766729.post-59304663282860450982010-07-11T16:23:43.322+01:002010-07-11T16:23:43.322+01:00No probs Brenda, it&#39;s still a valid story, wor...No probs Brenda, it&#39;s still a valid story, worth flagging up again! :)<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613007926512766729.post-8167850090401843442010-07-11T16:15:31.832+01:002010-07-11T16:15:31.832+01:00Sorry, Chris! I missed your earlier post.Sorry, Chris! I missed your earlier post.Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613007926512766729.post-20487908739221133282010-07-11T08:27:26.053+01:002010-07-11T08:27:26.053+01:00I suspect it may have something to do with the UK ...I suspect it may have something to do with the UK being close to bankrupt! It&#39;s been on the cards for a long time. Different to the Canadian situation - the long form is being scrapped, but all of the public still have to fill out the short form - and there s a voluntary long form beinh introduced (the NHS) which will be sent to more people. The real issue there, from what I can gather, is that the new form will ot be covered by census legislation, so may never be released in the future. <br /><br />There&#39;s mre on the Canadian situation at http://scottishancestry.blogspot.com/2010/06/worrying-change-to-canadian-2011-census.html<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613007926512766729.post-43833479492394789982010-07-11T04:24:52.476+01:002010-07-11T04:24:52.476+01:00Hmmmmm ... I wonder if this is where Canada got th...Hmmmmm ... I wonder if this is where Canada got the idea to scrap the &quot;long form&quot; for the 2011 census. On 26 June it was announced the &quot;short form&quot; would be retained. A special &quot;survey&quot; for a percentage of Canadian households will ask most of the long form questions. But that survey is not considered a census and nominal/personal information will never be released! I don&#39;t know if this URL will still hold up: http://www.canada.com/technology/Genealogists+slam+restrictions+census+information/3217316/story.html<br /><br />BrendaBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.com